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Object Record

Catalog Number

Ky-014

Object Name

Arrow

Description

Bamboo shaft with carved wood insert; unidentified material is wrapped around the intersection of the bamboo and wood; fletching is constructed out of two feathers that are secured to the bamboo with string; smaller feathers are attached to the bamboo at the base of the larger feathers; end of the bamboo is carved into a nock.

Collection

Francis L. Black Amazonian Artifacts Collection

Collector

Francis L. Black

Culture

Kayapo

Date

1970s

Material

bamboo, wood, unidentified material, string feather

Dimensions

W-5.2 L-155 cm

Dimension Details

Length of feathers = 13.3 cmLength of wood head = 51.0 cmWidth is taken at the widest point of feathers